May be tough to get this one during daylight hours… BYOP!
In the quiet streets of Vienna (the one with squirrels, not gondolas), an epic rivalry was simmering—literally.
On one side stood Ivan the Terrible—known for his unshakable confidence, his mysterious spice pouch, and his ability to stir a pot like he was conducting an orchestra.
On the other stood Moises the Magnificent—a man whose garlic game could be smelled three villages away and whose pasta twirls were so precise they were studied by engineers.
The rules were simple:
- Make the most jaw-dropping Italian feast.
- No cheating, no crying, and definitely no using store-bought sauce.
The crowd gathered. Tomatoes were diced mid-air. Basil leaves floated dramatically like autumn in Tuscany. Moises shouted, “More oregano!” while Ivan countered with, “A pinch of oregano, a fistful of drama!”
Halfway through, the tension boiled over—literally. Ivan’s pasta pot bubbled like Mount Vesuvius while Moises flambéed something that definitely wasn’t meant to be flambéed.
In the end, no one declared a winner. The feast was devoured by the spectators, and the only thing left behind were two men glaring at each other, swearing they’d settle it “next time… with lasagna.”
This cache is left as a reminder of that legendary day—when herbs flew, pots clanged, and two culinary titans turned a quiet corner of Vienna into the Coliseum of Cuisine.